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Sept 55 i933. c. w. KiNzE'R v 1,925,258

I v REGISTER Filed nay 22. leso Patented Sept. 5, 1933 REGISTER charles william ninzer, Atlanta, Ga., mmm to American Sales Book Company, Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a corporation of Canada Application May 22, 1931i. Serial No. 454,531@ l Claim. (Cl. 282er?) This invention relates to a functionally and structurally improved inscribing device and while the subject matter of the present invention may be employed in numerous different associations,

5 it is primarily intended for use in connection with autographic registers.

It is a well appreciated fact that considerable dimculty has been experienced heretofore in connection with registers incident to the fact that apparatus of this character has frequently included a layer or layers of copying material such as carbon paper, copying ribbons or webs, etc., and by means of which the matter inscribed upon the upper record sheet was automaticallyduplicated at the time of inscription upon the underlying sheets of the record. More particularly, as the register or corresponding device has been employed, the copying material has been exhausted necessitating frequent shifting of the duplicating sheet or sheets so as lto present fresh areas of copying material. This shifting has usually been somewhat of a haphazard nature resulting in certain instances in imperfect copies and in almost every instance in the smudging of the hands of the operator as well as a wasteful use of the copying material.

With this in mind, the present invention aims to provide in conjunction with a register or equivalent apparatus, a mechanism whereby the copying material .is automatically and efficiently shifted in an improved manner so that the difficulties heretofore noted will be overcome.

A further object of the invention is that of providing an arrangement of this nature which will not interfere in any wise with the loading or threading of the register with the record.

Another object is that of furnishing an apparatus of this character which will embody relatively few parts, each individually simple and rugged in construction and capable of ready association with the register as at present constructed without material modifications of the latter, and which mechanism operate over long periods of time with freedom from mechanical difliculties and may beemciently employed by relatively unskilled labor.

With these and further objects in mind, reference is had to the attached sheet of 4drawing illustrating practical embodiments of the invention, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a register with certain of theparts broken away to disclose the underlying construction;l

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view Vpresent invention,

taken along the lines 2-2 and in the direction oi* the arrows of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of certain of the apparatus as shown in Fig. 2, but showing a slightly different form of construction.

ln these views, the numeral 5 indiates a base from which walls 6 extend upwardly, these walls supporting between them a plate '7 at the inscribing station of the register, and the upper surface of which plate provides a proper supporting surface or platen for the. record. Associated with one of the walls 6 as for example by means of ahinge structure 8 is a cover plate 9 which suitably frames the inscribing station and provides a structure serving adequately to confine the record against accidental displacement.

This record has not been shown in the several views ,of the annexed drawing but may include in the usual manner for example two or more superposed strips, each having transversel lines of fold so that they are arranged in the form of a zigzag pack conveniently stored within the space defined by the wall 6 and one or more of which.

`if desired, after inscribing may again occupy a position within such space. For the sake of sim- 3 plicity, the invention has been illustrated in the form of a register for use in connection with simply two records. It will be understood, however, -that the structure hereinafter described might be conveniently duplicated to provide for additional simultaneously prepared copies. The` f record is fed as for example by rotating the shaft 10 which carries record engaging elements l1 and may be turned by a crank 12. and it is customary that each complete revolution of the shaft serves to feed into position a new stack of record leaves, i. e. a succeeding and complete area of original and copy record.

One of the walls 6 is preferably extended as 95 at 13 to provide a space for the accommodation 'l of a roller or spool 14 mounting carbonor anvother desired web of copying material and which is disposed between the upper and second sheet of the record and transversely between the outer edgesof the casing and cover. According to the a carbon feed may be provided by employing a roller 15 which is mounted upon a shaft 16 carried in suitable bearings sup-l ported by or forming a part of the casing. At .105

one of its ends. this shaft carries a worm portion 1'? engaged by threads 18 forming a part of a gear 19 supported by the shaft 10. While?" any desired ratio may be adhered to, it is pre,

:erred that a. nroportion'of approximately three 110',

to one be provided. In other words, the roller 15 may rotate one-third of a revolution to each complete revolution of the shaft 10. Obviously, however, this ratio may be changed in any desired manner. The copying strip 19 extends over the roller and with a view to maintaining the operative contact between these elements, a second roller 20 may bear against the upper face of the copying strip to 'intimately press the same into engagement with the roller 15. While a frictional contact between the several parts might serve to move the rollers 15-20 in syn-.

chronism, it is preferred that gears 21 be associated with each of them. Accordinglyyit yis obvious that with the teeth of these gears in mesh, a positive driving is assured. w

In order to mount the roller 15, a casing maybe extended to provide a trough portion 22 and in order to mount the roller 20, the cover 9 which supports the same may be extended as at 23, it being obvious that this bulging will in no wise interfere with the record strip for the reason that it occurs wholly tokone side of the path of travel of the latter.

To maintain the cover improper relative position with respect to thelparts of the register, a catch is employed which as in Figs. 2 and 3 may simply be formed by employing a plate 24 which has gripping portions 25 by means of which it may be swung with respect to the cover .to engage or be detached from latch portions 26 and as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, these catch portions may be at points to one side of the path of travel of the copying strip or web 19 so as not to interfere with the movements of the latter.

In order that the used copying material may not accumulate inconveniently,` one side wall 6 may be extended to provide a pocket portion`2'7 rfor the reception of the spent copying material,

it being obvious that as the latter passes from between the rollers, it will be received within this receptacle. Also, if it is desired to provide for a more intimate degree of contact between the rollers and the copying web, this may readily be complied with by simply-as in Fig. 3 hav- A ing the surface of the rollers roughened or longitudinally corrugated.

In operation, it will be appreciated that in the usual manner, the register is loaded with record and the lower record strip is positioned upon the plate 7 and brought into contact with the elements l1. Thereupon, the copying strip is disposed over the same after which the top sheet of the record is brought to overlie the carbon strip. Thereupon, the cover is swung into closed position, this copying strip extending between the rollers and preferably-threaded into the mounting of the receptacle 27, conceding that the latter is employed. The 'register may now be used in the ordinary manner and upon each shifting of the record strip, it will be obvious that the copying strip will be displacedto an extent adequate to furnish a proper copying surface. If desired, the copying strip may be secured to the spool 14 so that as the strip becomes exhausted, the operator will be aware of this condition due to the resistance to movement offered by the shaft 10, it being thus obvious that a warning provision is afforded.

In conclusion, it will be understood that while the rollers have been shown to one side of the main frame portion of the apparatus, they might be disposed in any convenient position where they do not interfere with the operation and feed of the record to be inscribed. Likewise, these rollers might be of any desiredsize.

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that amongv others, the several objects of the invention as specically aforenoted may be achieved. It will moreover be appreciated that numerous changes in construction and rearrangement of the parts might be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the claim.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In a register, in combination, a base, a writing platen supported by said base, a record strip feeding device mounted on the register and positioned to feed record strips over said platen, a cover swingable over said platen to frame a record strip for inscription thereon, a transfer strip feed roller rotatably supported by said base and positioned adjacent to one longitudinal side of said platen and extending longitudinally of the latter, a transfer strip supply compartment disposed beyond but adjacent to the opposite side of said platen from said roller, a second transfer strip feed roller rotatably mounted upon and carried by said swinging cover adjacent one longitudinal edge thereof so as to be swingable with the cover to and from cooperative transfer strip feeding relation with the first mentioned roller, driving connections between said record strip feeding device and said feed rollers, said cover extending over said supply compartment so as to provide a closure therefor, said cover being pivoted adjacent to one longitudinal edge thereof for swinging movement along a longitudinal axis so as to open said supply compartment when the cover is swung upwardly on its pivot, and at the same time to swing said second feed roller upwardly away from said first feed roller, whereby the transfer strip is made accessible in its course across the platen from the supply to the feed roller.

CHARLES WILLIAM KINZER. 

